Master Plant List 2019 WILDFLOWERS LATIN NAME COMMON NAME DESCRIPTION Conditions/Season Resembling a vine in habit, it sends up several Moist (tolerate clay, slender arching stems to 5’ or more in length that drought or pt Acontium like to lean on other plants for support. Beautiful, Monkshood shade) Full sun to uncinatum unusual violet-ultramarine blue flowers resemble an part shade. ornate hood and are about 1” across; leaves are thick, deep green and cut into 3-5 lobes. Summer A hardy pond, bog or water garden plant with sweet, spicy-scented leaves. Thrives in permanently Wet, Sun to part Acorus americana Sweet Flag wet soils. Often found in the wild with Blue Flag Iris sun. Summer and Narrow-Leaf Cattail. Greenish-yellow 2 - 4’ cylindrical spikes Dry to moist shade, well-drained. Basal leaves are divided and serrated. In late May, white flowers Dry to moist, well arranged in a fuzzy pillar are frequently pollinated White Baneberry, Doll’s drained, Part shade Actaea pachypoda by beetles, bees and syrphid flies. By August, the Eyes to shade. Spring- thick flowering stems have turned to wine-pink supporting large white berries with a black spot in Fall the center. White flowers, bright red fruit. Virtually identical in appearance and culture to its relative “doll’s eyes,” Rich, well drained, except for the brilliant red fruit that ripens in July on Actaea rubra Red Baneberry part shade to slender stems. It just wants shade and good shade. Spring-Fall drainage. Berries are eaten by small mammals, but are poisonous to people. 2-4 White. Ideal soil is rich and well drained. Can Actaea live in more sun with plentiful water. It has a Rich, well drained, (Cimicifuga) Black Cohosh delicate airy effect on landscape.  The smell is Part sun to shade. racemosa strong and unattractive to bugs. Endangered in Summer Massachusetts. A delicate biennial vine that can climb to nearly ten feet in height. It is rare throughout its range and is Clay, Chalk, Sand, Furmitory Vine, protected in most states, where it inhabits rocky Adlumia fungosa Loam. Part shade to Allegheny vine forests and cliff bases. sun. Summer-Fall A robust grower, the sharply four-sided stem grows 3-8'. In late summer its branching top has a long cylindrical spike of clustered yellow to yellow-green Medium-Wet, Agastache flowers. A favorite of bees, butterflies, and other Medium, Medium- Yellow Giant Hyssop nepetoides pollinators. Grows best in rich, open woodlands. Dry. Full-partial The leaves don’t have a strong smell like most sun. Late Summer mints, but the leaves are bitter, making it deer resistant. 2-3’ Medium pink. Mild onion-flavored bulbs are excellent fresh or cooked. Produces a beautiful Dry. Sun to part Allium cernuum Nodding onion nodding spray of pink flowers. Will go dormant after sun. Spring flowering. Threatened in New York. It has reddish stalks reaching heights of 8" in the Medium wet to spring. The early foliage dies bak in late spring Medium dry. Full to Allium triccocum Wild Leek, Ramps before the white to creamy-white flowers appear in partial shade. June or July. Summer 2-3’ A large, highly adaptable species. This shade Amsonia tolerant plant likes moist woods, yet can handle Bluestar drier soil once established. Forget-me-not blue Moist. Spring tabernaemontana flowers attract Morning Cloaks and other early spring butterflies. Individual, erect, cottony stems grow 1-3 ft. tall and are often clumped together creating a bushy Anaphalis Dry. Sun to part Pearly everlasting appearance. Narrow leaves are gray-green to woolly- Margaritacea shade. Summer-Fall white. Globular flowers are actually long-enduring, white, dry bracts arranged around a yellow center. 1-2’ White, vigorous grower once established. Great Anemone Moist. Sun to Canada Anemone understory or groundcover. Endangered in canadensis shade. Summer Connecticut. 12-18” Slender, upright habit with palm-shaped Dry-moist. Part leaves. Inch-wide flowers are white suffused with Anemone virginiana Thimbleberry shade to shade. pale green. A good plant for blending with sedges Spring and broad leaved plants. Green foliage with deep red veins can be up to two feet across.Tall round flower umbels rise on purple stems and may reach 8-10” in diameter.An Angelica Moist. Sun to part Purple Angelica important host plant for various Swallowtail atropurpurea sun. Summer Butterfly species. Flowers emit a strong honey scent. Prolong life by cutting back the flower stalk before it sets seed. 2-5 ft. widely branching, bushy, with opposite, oval leaves and small groups of tiny, pink, bell-shaped Apocynum flowers near the branch tips. The fragrance is Dry. Sun to part Dogbane androsaemifolium reminiscent of lilac. Numerous small pink, nodding, shade. Summer bell-like flowers, fragrant and striped inside with deeper pink. 1-3' tall. Will tolerate many soils but must be well- Well drained. Sun to Aquilegia drained. Cut back flowers for second bloom. Lives in Columbine shade. Spring-Early canadensis almost all light conditions. Attracts hummingbirds. Summer Larval host for the Columbine Dusky Wing butterfly. 2-5’ Tiny white flowers with purple-red showy Moist,wet. Part berries in fall makes this a great addition to any Aralia racemosa Spikenard shade to shade. garden! Has a branching habit preferring moist, Summer fertile soil along streams and borders of woods. 1-3’ Each plant has one large leaf, which is subdivided into many smaller leaflets. The flowers Arisaema are actually miniscule, but densely arranged along Moist. Part shade to Green Dragon dracontium the long “tongue” of the dragon that emerges from shade. Spring its flaring hood. Berries are a vivid crimson and ripen in early fall. 18-30” green and purple unique flower disappears Moist,wet. Part to Arisaema to form a cluster of bright red berries. Ideal soil is Jack-in-the-Pulpit full shade. Spring - triphyllum moist or wet. Will re-seed happily under the right Early Summer conditions. 3-6’ creamy white, a great source of pollen and Moisture retentive. Bride’s Feathers, nectar, this plant trembles with bees, beetles and Part sun to shade. Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard other pollinators. Plumes can grow up to 12”, Spring -early making this a nice alternative to Astilbe. Summer 6-8” purple-brown. Attractive woodland Moist, Rich. Part Asarum canadense Ginger groundcover. Companion plant with Maiden Hair shade to shade. Fern, Trilliums or Foam Flower. Spring 2-4’ pink to lavender. Attracts swarms of Moist,wet. Sun to Asclepias Swamp Milkweed/ butterflies, seed pods provide late fall interest in a wildflower gardens. Asclepias is the host plant for part shade. incarnata Purple Butterflyweed Monarch butterfly larvae. Summer 3-4’ Flower heads droop with the weight of sweetly scented blossoms, supported by stalwart stems. Asclepias Like the common and swamp milkweeds, it’s a vital Moist. Sun. Purple Butterflyweed purpurescens host for Monarch caterpillars. The purple flowers Summer themselves seem to blossom with nectar-hungry butterflies. 1-2' vivid orange to red-orange. Delicious nectar attracts scores of butterflies, while the leaves, along with those of other milkweeds, are host to the eggs Dry, Sandy. Sun. Asclepias tuberosa Orange Butterflyweed and caterpillars of Monarch butterflies. Summer A single-stemmed, unbranched perennial, 1-3 ft. tall. The narrow, linear leaves are whorled along the stem. Small, greenish-white flowers occur in flat- Asclepias Eastern Whorled topped clusters on the upper part of the stem. Dry. Shade to part verticillata Milkweed Because of its toxicity to livestock, this plant is shade. Spring-Fall considered a weed in range areas. Flowers are white and in an umbel, mostly one per plant. Upon close inspection, some rose or purple color is evident in the center of each individual flower (gynostegium). The milky substance that is Moist. Sun. Spring- Asclepias viridis Green Milkweed exuded when a plant part is broken is very sticky, Fall much resembling “Elmer’s glue.” This stout, erect-stemmed, often branched perennial grows 1-4 ft. tall. Leaves are pinnately- compound. Many whitish to pale yellow or greenish Dry, wet. Sun to Astragalus pea flowers hanging down slightly in dense racemes Canadian Milkvetch part shade. Spring- canadensis atop often clustered, leafy stems. early Summer Aster conspicuus Showy Aster 9-12 m high AVAILABLE FROM SEED STOCK Lindl. 3-4’ violet blue. Proud spikes of pea-shaped flowers top decorative foliage. Grows well in slightly acidic Moist. Sun to part Baptisia australis Blue False Indigo to neutral soil. Native to moist woodlands and sun. Spring grasslands. Do not disturb once established. 2-3’, It’s a resilient plant with rounded leaves, thriving in tough conditions. Sunny yellow, sweet- pea flowers are held above the foliage and Baptisia tinctoria Yellow False Indigo eventually ripen into long black pods that provide Dry. Sun. Spring ornamental interest. Several butterfly larvae may nibble on the leaves and it’s a host plant for Indigo Duskywings and Frosted Elfins. 6-12” A bright yellow harbinger of spring the Marsh Marigold adds vibrant color to boggy areas. Prefers Moist,wet. Sun to Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold moist or wet soil, standing water is okay in spring. part shade. Spring May go dormant after flowering. Wet, Moist Campanula 1-2’ Delicate purple-blue flowers will bloom well drained. Sun to Harebell rotundifolia throughout the season. Vulnerable in New York. part shade. Spring- Summer 3-4 ft. tall erect plant with leafy stems. The upper portion of the stem is lined with showy, lavender- Campanulastrum blue, five-petaled flowers. Radially symmetrical, Moist. Part shade. American Bellflower americanum light blue to violet flowers borne singly or in clusters Summer in axils of upper leaves and forming an elongated, spike-like cluster.